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ST Micro Connect 2

Host-target interface
Data Brief

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ST Micro Connect 2 connectivity

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Ethernet network
USB

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Target board
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Target board connection

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Description
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The ST Micro Connect 2 is the host-target Two ST Micro Connect 2 products are available.
interface for a wide range of ST development Both products include a SCSI-V cable that
targets as well as customer boards based on connects to ST development board’s with an on-
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digital video system-on-chip devices (SoCs). It board LVDS connection. For other target board
can be connected to a local host or LAN using the debug connectors, either a Type A convertor is
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10- or 100-Mbit Ethernet connection or to a local included for target boards with a TTL JTAG
PC host using the USB2.0 connection (USB 1.1 connector or a Type C convertor is included for
compatible). It connects to a target development boards with an ARM 20-way connector.
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board’s JTAG connector and provides host

The ST Micro Connection Package provides
software with the ability to start up the target
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software utilities and firmware, including

board, download programs and debug them in the
TargetPacks for contemporary ST evaluation and
target.
reference boards. Supported hosts are Windows
For multi-core SoCs the ST Micro Connect 2 can 2000/XP and Red Hat Linux. The ST Micro
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support multiple concurrent debuggers Connect 2 is compatible with a range of ST cores,

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connecting to the different cores on the chip. SoCs and toolsets: ST20, ST40, ST200, STxP70
and specific ARM based products.
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Contents ST Micro Connect 2

Contents

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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2.1 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1.1 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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2.1.2 Supported pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 ST Micro Connection Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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2.3 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.4 Distribution media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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2.5 Operating requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.6
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System interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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ST Micro Connect 2 Introduction

1 Introduction

The ST Micro Connect 2 is a host-target interface for single and multi-core digital video
system-on-chip devices (SoCs), providing fast access to host services. It can be used with
an extensive range of STMicroelectronics’s development and evaluation boards and
enables Windows 2000/XP and Red Hat Linux hosts to connect to a target development
board with debug support.

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1.1 Features
The ST Micro Connect 2 provides a wealth of features:

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● 10- and 100-Mbit Ethernet connection

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A high bandwidth connection to host computer, enables a remote target system to be
easily shared among users.
● Local USB 1.1 or 2.0 Type B connection(a)

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The USB Type B connection provides full plug-and-play, auto-configure capability.

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● VHDCI LVDS connection to target JTAG interface.
Some ST boards have an on-board LVDS connection and can be connected to the
host using the supplied SCSI-V cable. For development boards using a standard TTL
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IDC header, a separate LVDS to TTL convertor (the STMC I/O convertor Type A) is
provided to connect between the SCSI-V cable and the target interface. For
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development boards with an ARM 20-way connector a Type C convertor is supplied.

Further details are given in Section 2.1.2 on page 4 and Section 2.7 on page 7.
● Connects to target RS232 port for serial data transmission
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The RS232 connection enables a terminal emulation program to be run on the host, for
the user to send and receive serial data to and from the target.
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● Supports STMicroelectronics’s single and multi-core system-on-chip (SoC) devices

The ST Micro Connect 2 provides system startup, program download, debug and I/O
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services. Up to three cores in a multi-core SoC may be debugged concurrently.

● ST Micro Connection Package
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The ST Micro Connection Package provides software utilities and firmware, including
TargetPacks for contemporary ST evaluation and reference boards. ST TargetPacks
are toolset independent target descriptions, which are dynamically configurable.
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Section 2.2 on page 6 lists the contents of the ST Micro Connection Package.
● Easy network installation with built-in DHCP support
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● LCD display with Select and Next menu navigation provides simple configuration:
– status and configuration information display
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– user message display

– network configuration
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– firmware downgrade
– ST Micro Connect 2 reboot
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● Support for Windows 2000/XP and Red Hat Linux hosts

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a. A USB 2.0 type A connector provides expansion capability, but is not currently used.
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Product overview ST Micro Connect 2

2 Product overview

This chapter provides an overview of the ST Micro Connect 2 product, in terms of its
content, interfaces and distribution.

2.1 Hardware

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The physical components of the ST Micro Connect 2 are:
● one ST Micro Connect 2 unit
● one Ethernet CAT5 UTP 2.0 m patch lead

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● one USB 2.0, 2.0 m cable, type-A plug to type-B plug

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● one Honda Hi-Flex SCSI-V VHDCI 68-way male to SCSI-V VHDCI 68-way male cable,
500 mm, Honda part HH-68R500WB-012
● one STMC I/O convertor Type A (supplied with STMC2-40/200) or one STMC I/O Type

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C convertor (supplied with STMC2-JTAG)
● one 20-way IDC to 20-way IDC ribbon cable, 60 mm long, Samtec part HCSD-10-D-

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02.36-01-N-G
● one 20-way mini-IDC to 20-way mini-IDC ribbon cable, 60 mm long, Samtec part
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● one power supply unit
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● three power cables, one each for the UK, EU and USA

2.1.1 Connections
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The connections provided by the ST Micro Connect 2 are:

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● 10- and 100-Mbit Ethernet connection

● USB 1.1 or 2.0 Type B connection
● VHDCI LVDS connection to target JTAG interface
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● RS232 port for data relay

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2.1.2 Supported pinouts

The ST Micro Connect 2 can connect to different generations of STMicroelectronics
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evaluation boards and customer board designs. The following target pinouts are supported:
STMC Type A - using an STMC I/O convertor Type A, see Table 1(b)
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● STMC Type C - using an STMC I/O convertor Type C, see Table 2(b)
● STMC Type F - using the target board’s LVDS connection
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● STMC Type G - using the target board’s LVDS connection

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b. The type of STMC I/O convertor supplied depends upon which version of the ST Micro Connect 2 is ordered,
see Section 2.7 on page 7 for details.
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Table 1. 20-way STMC I/O convertor Type A connector pinout

Pin Description Signal direction Pin Description Signal direction

1 Reserved Not applicable 2 GROUND

3 TRIGOUT From target board 4 GROUND
5 TRIGIN To target board 6 GROUND
7 notASEBRK Bi-directional 8 GROUND

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11 TCK To target board 12 GROUND
13 TDI To target board 14 GROUND

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15 TDO From target board 16 GROUND

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17 notSRST To target board 18 GROUND
19 notTRST To target board 20 GROUND

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Table 2. 20-way STMC I/O convertor Type C connector pinout

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Pin Description Signal direction Pin Description Signal direction

From target board

1 VTREF From target board 2 VSUPPLY
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3 notTRST To target board 4 GROUND
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5 TDI To target board 6 GROUND

7 TMS To target board 8 GROUND
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9 TCK To target board 10 GROUND

11 RTCK From target board 12 GROUND Not applicable
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13 TDO From target board 14 GROUND

15 notSRST Bi-directional 16 GROUND
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17 DBGRQ To target board 18 GROUND

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19 DBGACK From target board 20 GROUND

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Product overview ST Micro Connect 2

2.2 ST Micro Connection Package

The software delivered with the ST Micro Connect 2 is known as the ST Micro Connection
Package. It is provided on a CD-ROM and comprises:
● libraries for toolsets to connect to an ST Micro Connect 2
● a firmware upgrade, if applicable, for existing ST Micro Connect 2 units
● a host utility stmcconfig that provides remote system configuration, reporting and
scripting facilities

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● a host utility sttpdebug that provides facilities to use and debug TargetPacks including

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an interactive command line debugger
● a host utility epldprog that enables EPLDs to be programmed on ST board products

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● a host utility romgen that assists in creating a ROM bootstrap initialization sequence
for a TargetPack

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● ST TargetPacks for various ST evaluation and reference boards (only used by certain
toolsets)
● documentation, see Section 2.3.

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2.3 Documentation
● ST Micro Connect 2 Datasheet (ADCS 7912386)
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● ST TargetPack User Manual (ADCS 8020851)
● Developing with the ST Micro Connect 2 and ST TargetPacks (ADCS 8174498)
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● Package contents (ADCS 8161360)

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2.4 Distribution media

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The ST Micro Connect 2 may be ordered by using the codes listed in Section 2.7 on page 7.
STMicroelectronics supports its products worldwide through Sales Offices and authorized
distributors.
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Updates to the ST Micro Connection Package may be downloaded from the

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STMicroelectronics ftp site (ftp.st.com). Contact your ST FAE or ST support centre for
further information.
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2.5 Operating requirements

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The ST Micro Connect 2 has the following operating requirements:

● operating temperature range: 0 to 50oC
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● input supply voltage: +100 to +240V ac, 50 to 60 Hz, 1.2A

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The ST Micro Connect 2 equipment has been designed and tested to meet the
requirements of the 89/336/EEC EMC directive, and complies with ITE EN55022 Class B
standards for radiated and conducted emissions, and ITE EN55024 immunity standards,
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when tested under the conditions and requirements detailed in the Compliance statement
appendix of the ST Micro Connect 2 Datasheet (ADCS 7912386).
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The ST Micro Connection Package has the following operating requirements.

● The PC package can run on an Intel-compatible PC running Windows 2000/XP.
● The Linux package can run on an Intel-compatible PC running Linux version Red Hat
Enterprise Workstation 3 or 4.

2.6 System interface

The ST Micro Connect 2 can operate in conjunction with the following ST software:

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● ST20 Embedded Toolset R2.3.1 and later
● ST40 Micro Toolset R4.0.2 and later
● ST200 Micro Toolset R6.1 and later

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● STxP70 Toolset R3.3.0 and later

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● STLinux R2.2 and later
● STAPI SDK 0.7.0 and later

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2.7 Ordering information
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Both ST Micro Connect 2 products include an SCSI-V cable to connect to development
boards that have an on-board LVDS Type F or Type G debug connector. The two products
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are differentiated by the STMC I/O convertor supplied in the package to support other target
debug connectors (TTL IDC 20-way JTAG or an ARM 20-way JTAG), see Table 3. It is
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important that you identify which type of debug connector is on your target development
board. For STMicroelectronics development boards this information can be found in the
board datasheet.
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Note: Although most development boards populated by ST20, ST40 and ST200 based SoCs use
either an on-board LVDS connection or a TTL IDC 20-way JTAG connector, this is not
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always the case. In addition STxP70 cores can be found on development boards using
different debug connector types.
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Table 3. Ordering information

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STMC I/O convertor supplied

Target debug
Order number Description with product for specific
connector
target debug interface
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ST Micro Connect 2 host-target interface. TTL IDC

STMC2-40/200 Type A, see Table 1 on page 5.
Includes an SCSI-V cable for direct 20-way JTAG
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connection to target board’s LVDS debug

STMC2-JTAG connection. Type C, see Table 2 on page 5. ARM 20-way JTAG
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Acknowledgements ST Micro Connect 2

Acknowledgements

Microsoft® and Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the

United States and/or other countries.
Linux® is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
Red Hat® is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc.

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ARM® is the registered trademark of ARM Limited in the EU and other countries.

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Intel® is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the US and other countries.

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Revision history

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Table 4. Document revision history

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Date Revision Changes

Updated throughout to clarify product differentiation.

Added Table 1 on page 5 and Table 2 on page 5 to
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11-Aug-2010 B Section 2.1.2: Supported pinouts on page 4.
Updated Section 2.7: Ordering information on page 7.
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Updated throughout details of supported hosts.

18-May-2009 A Initial release.
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